Motel Caswell

Posted by suninthecourts on November 4th, 2012

Beginning Monday, Russell Caswell, owner of the Motel Caswell in Tewksbury, will be in federal court fighting for his livelihood and that of his children. He is fighting against the U.S. government which wants to seize his motel, worth an estimated $1 million, under a civil drug forfeiture law. The law allows the feds to seize property involved in illegal drug activity. Since people were arrested at the motel for dealing or doing drugs in the past, the feds targeted the motel. But Caswell argues he has never been arrested for anything. He just rented rooms for a living. Trial should last about a week.